Government has approved a €23.8M per year scheme to make all publicly-funded research free to access as soon as it is published

Seven countries have signed up to a Commission initiative to help them in drawing up tailored R&I policies that make the most of EU programmes. Initial reaction is positive, but participants say implementation is what counts

Despite calls for regulation, White House will move ‘one step at a time’ with the focus on domestic policy – plus a meeting with Google, Microsoft and other US execs for a ‘frank discussion’ on the risks of the technology

With violations on the rise, the European Parliament is pressing for EU-level regulation to protect academic freedom. Some research policy experts are not convinced, others think it is needed to stem the rising tide of violations

Eindhoven president Robert-Jan Smits describes the details and the rationale behind one of Europe’s largest university-industry deals, worth ‘several hundred million’ euros

Commission says changes will make the current system for standard essential patents more transparent, preventing lengthy disputes, but critics say the proposal could delay licence negotiations and royalty payments

The Swiss want to re-join EU’s €26 billion education mobility programme. The wider political relationship is still on the rocks but MEPs are looking to plot a way forward

New threats, such as cancel culture and censoring research by withdrawing funding, are increasing the pressure on universities

Three-fold revamp aims to smooth out the wrinkles in disparate national rules and support the unitary patent system coming into force in June

Long-awaited Commission proposals to reform EU’s pharmaceutical legislation seek to improve access to medicines and promote innovation, but companies say they will drive investment out of Europe